Constitution of Italy

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of Italy is the fundamental law that established Italy as a democratic republic, defining its governmental structure, citizens’ rights, and the powers and duties of institutions such as the President of the Republic.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Italian Constitution 11
Constitution of the Italian Republic 6
1948 Constitution of Italy 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedOn 1947-12-22 ⓘ
allowsReferendumOnAmendments yes ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1948-01-01 ⓘ
containsPart Fundamental Principles ⓘ
Part I: Rights and Duties of Citizens ⓘ
Part II: Organisation of the Republic ⓘ
Transitory and Final Provisions ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
declaresUnamendable republican form of the State ⓘ
definesChamber Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
Senate of the Republic ⓘ
definesGovernmentalStructure Parliamentary republic ⓘ
definesHeadOfGovernment President of the Council of Ministers ⓘ
definesHeadOfState President of the Republic ⓘ
definesLegislatureType bicameral ⓘ
definesTerritorialOrganization municipalities ⓘ
provinces ⓘ
regions ⓘ
draftedBy Italian Constituent Assembly ⓘ
draftingBeganOn 1946-06-25 ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
establishesFormOfState democratic republic ⓘ
establishesInstitution Italian Constitutional Court ⓘ
surface form: Constitutional Court of Italy

Council of Ministers of Italy ⓘ
Parliament of Italy ⓘ
President of the Republic ⓘ
Regional Councils ⓘ
guaranteesRight equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
right to work ⓘ
influencedBy French 1946 Constitution ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the French Fourth Republic

Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
Weimar Constitution ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
locationOfSigning Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome ⓘ
numberOfArticles 139 ⓘ
officialName Constitution of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana
previousConstitution Albertine Statute ⓘ
prohibits re-establishment of the Fascist Party ⓘ
requiresForAmendment constitutional law procedure ⓘ
two successive approvals by each chamber ⓘ
shortName Constitution of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Italian Constitution
signedBy Enrico De Nicola ⓘ
unamendableArticle Article 139 ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judiciary of Italy → basedOn → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitution of Italy of 1948
subject surface form: President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
Council of Ministers of Italy → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Parliament of Italy → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
President of Italy → createdBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Senate of the Republic of Italy → createdBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Senate of the Republic → establishedBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies → establishedInCurrentFormBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
Statuto Albertino → followedBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
Italian Ministry of Culture → follows → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Regional Council of Lazio → follows → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Statuto Albertino → formallySupersededBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic of 1948
Government of Italy → foundingDocument → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
Judiciary of Italy → governedBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy → governedBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Sicilian Regional Assembly → hasLegalBasis → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Regional Government of Sicily → isGovernedUnder → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
flag of Italy → isRegulatedBy → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Italian Armed Forces → legalBasis → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Italian Constitutional Court → legalBasis → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
this entity surface form: Part II of the Constitution of Italy
Constitution of Italy → officialName → Constitution of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana
Regional Government of Lazio → operatesWithin → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Article 83 of the Constitution of Italy → partOf → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Article 87 of the Constitution of Italy → partOf → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Article 88 of the Constitution of Italy → partOf → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Article 89 of the Constitution of Italy → partOf → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Article 90 of the Constitution of Italy → partOf → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
Constitution of Italy → shortName → Constitution of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
Regional Council of Lazio → subordinateTo → Constitution of Italy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Constitution
this entity surface form: 1948 Constitution of Italy